Posts Tagged ‘concussions’

Earlier in the week, Saints QB Drew Brees made the media rounds to educate on concussions. He teamed with Dick’s Sporting Goods, who created a national marketing campaign aimed at teaching young athletes and parents about the realities of the condition. Of course, few actually wanted to talk with Brees about concussions, but that was his cause. Related to this fight for awareness, Brees made a fairly comical video that includes him flashing some Cash Cab-style skills. Yup, he’s the cab driver. Check out this video:

The NFL has joined with the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy in an effort to generate better research on the impact of concussions on the brain, according to a league source. Specifically, the partnership will encourage the donations of brains to the center for study, and the league is also making a significant financial commitment, prepared to go above $1 million or more if necessary, according to a source.

On that same day that head injuries to Jamal Lewis, Brodney Pool, DeSean Jackson, Kurt Warner and Ben Roethlisberger topped the news, the NFL announced stricter guidelines about when players can return to the field after such ailments.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday sent a memo to the 32 teams updating them on some of the new developments in the league regarding concussions. The most interesting thing in the memo was that concussion committee co-chairs Drs. Ira Casson and David Viano have offered their resignations and they have been accepted by the league.